highlights

Revisit Ideas 2003 highlights or catch up on ideas you might have missed. Here, several reports, papers, transcripts and audio grabs are published as a resource for general and specialist interest. Enjoy!

Reports

During Ideas 2003, a number of reports of selected sessions were prepared for publication in the Ideas Magazine. They are republished here for your convenience and interest.

Survival or self harm
Tony McMichael and William Grey address the correlation of environmental health and human health from their respective backgrounds in epidemiology and philosophy.

Who owns what - and why
Patent attorney and molecular biologist Ewen C Wynne and Deacons partner Phillip Hourigan discuss intellectual property - the creative and commercial value of ideas and what we really own.

CS Energy Generations Ahead Forum
Work, family, business, leadership and lifestyle. It’s all changing fast. Futurist Sohail Inayatullah joins Eco Futures director Molly Harriss Olson and former president of the International Council on Social Welfare Julian Disney, to present views on how this and future generations will live.

Concept to cash
Richard Braun, Secretary-General of the Innovation Profession of Australia, introduces the big world of innovation and covers some of the unknowns faced by the inventors of new products.

Juggling act
Cynthia Morton describes herself as "a recovering addict and victim of abuse" and encourages her audiences to take an honest look at themselves and the bigger picture of their lives.

When will we ever learn?
A school without discipline problems. Peace education as a viable alternative. Generations of kids missing out. Indeed, when will we ever learn? Stories of the best and worst of education from Dale Spender, Woodcrest College students, Gary Foley and Ivana Milojevic.

Healing powers
For the first time, Clare Cooper Marcus publicly shares the story of her own recovery from cancer which parallels her research into and professional practice of healing landscapes and gardens in medical environments.

Speaker Papers and Transcripts

The following selection of Ideas at the Powerhouse sessions includes papers and speaking notes provided by ideas speakers as well as edited transcripts of some sessions.

Human rights and the national interest
Australia is the only western democracy that has elected to not incorporate international human rights standards. Angela Ward explores the implications and possibilities.

Australian democracy now: notes toward a position
What has become of democracy in Australia? Mark Davis considers the implications of a new authoritarianism and advocates for a more effective middle ground in the political realm.

Misinformation
Marina Vit takes an insider’s view of the spin on the issues of the day: refugees, detention centres, war and weapons of mass destruction. Have you been suckered?

Who will pay
Elizabeth Cham provides some facts on philanthropy in Australia. It does happen. It does generate change. And you can play an important role.

Audio Extracts

The following selection of Ideas at the Powerhouse sessions include summaries and transcripts of the session interspersed with audio downloads of the speakers presentation.

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The Eureka Moment
Chance favours the prepared mind? Martin Green and James Bradfield Moody explore what can happen when we become alert to the significance of an idea and take it to the next step of an invention.